Let's look at this from the opposite perspective... what use does a badge on a car have? Why does it need to be there? What's it's purpose? From a manufacturer point of view I can only imagine it serves as advertising. From ownership perspective I can only think it's there to boast if you have a high spec car?

I haven't had a badged car in my life as I think cars look much better without them. If I could, I would've specced a removal of the s-line badge on the side too. If I owned an RS3 or a 1.4 petrol i'd want it debadged regardless.

I haven't had a badged car in my life as I think cars look much better without them. If I could, I would've specced a removal of the s-line badge on the side too. If I owned an RS3 or a 1.4 petrol i'd want it debadged regardless.

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I am sure you can ask you dealer to remove it during PDI or do it yourself with the help of a hair dryer and apiece of fine wire.

I photo shopped a plain back end & didn't like the naked look, so I moved the A3 badge up & inboard a little, then I swapped the 2.0T badge for an s-line badge (also moved up & in) so traffic light racers think it's a 1.2 & don't bother me.

This is a Germany thing. When I worked in Munich in the mid '80s my boss explained it started when the country was going through a period of austerity. Those people who could no longer afford the top spec big engine car had the badge deleted so it was not obvious to their friends and neighbours that they did not have as much to spend as before. For those people who still had the money to spend on top spec big engine versions they did not want to offend their friends and neighbours by a display of "conspicuous consumption"

debadging or buying with a deletion looks cleaner imo!
it also hides what you may have 'under the hood' and spec your car might have, and possibly may avoid theft and vandalism! by opportunist thieves or jealous people!

A previous car of mine was bought with misleading badges, so it claimed to be something it wasn't.
When I first got it, I didn't even realise what it was claiming to be, then I did, and had no problem with that. It also had a kit fitted to it that was prestigious, but was not advertised, and I had no problem with that..
Most of the time, I'm not using the performance of the car, so claiming to have more was not an issue.

I plan to debadge the A4; those who know will not need the badge, and those who don't can imagine it to be better than it is.
It's a little bit like telling people you have a secret; someone else having one, no matter how small, can be irksome, so have one yourself, and ensure you have a chance to give them irk back! Because whilst you are an expert in your own car model, do you really know all the combinations of the other cars in the Audi range, across all sorts of models? Really?
And if someone fits wheels off a different model, do you feel the urge to deride them? How much of that car do they have to fit to be "entitled" to a badge off it? Wheels? RARB? Grill? Bumper? Steering wheel? Fuel economy? Performance?

No, feel free, if a bit of chrome and red will improve the image for you of your car, fit it and enjoy it. In the end, as long as you clean it and then stand back to enjoy, look back at it, or enjoy looking at it as you walk up to it, then the styling of the car pleases you, and that is what matters.

I think Audi stopped putting the engine size on the badging because turbos and varying maps made it irrelevant. A 1.4 turbo petrol was more powerful than the old 1.6 non-turbo. Even the 1.2 was slightly more powerful. In the diesels, the 1.9 turbo ranged from 90 to 150bhp. I'd much rather they stopped putting the engine size than lying about it like Mercedes and BMW do.As to why debadge, personally I deleted the engine tech, as I don't see much point on a badge saying it's petrol-any more than I want a badge saying it's got independent rear suspension or a manual gearbox. I left the A3 badge on as I quite like the font.

Hi, the trouble with debadging is it's association with chavs who debadge there lowly corsa's so nobody knows there are either a 1.1l petrol or a diesel, then 'chav' their cars up to look like something faster. Personally I don't want my car to give that impression...

Hi, the trouble with debadging is it's association with chavs who debadge there lowly corsa's so nobody knows there are either a 1.1l petrol or a diesel, then 'chav' their cars up to look like something faster. Personally I don't want my car to give that impression...

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On my way over to France this week there was a great looking highly modified from a look perspective 1 series BMW in front of me on Eurotunnel with a couple of Essex chavvy types (btw I was brought up in Essex). When I checked its details on "my car check" I found it was a 114BHP 116 and did not appear engine modifieed when I passed it soon as we got onto the motorway in Calais

I debadged mine just simply because it was "different". Looked cleaner and liked the look of it. My personal opinion. Nothing to do with having a smaller enginer because I didnt order a smaller engine.

Everyone has different reasons! some like some dont. Really makes no odds! either way it looks immense.

I debadged mine just simply because it was "different". Looked cleaner and liked the look of it. My personal opinion. Nothing to do with having a smaller enginer because I didnt order a smaller engine.

Everyone has different reasons! some like some dont. Really makes no odds! either way it looks immense.

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same for me , ordered de badge as looks cleaner / less cluttered and a little bit more unique, and was a no cost option.
its not that I hate the badges, but they seam a little pointless for anyone other than for the second hand car salesmen.

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